Labor set to suspend Roozendaal

The NSW MP and former treasurer Eric Roozendaal is set to be suspended from the Labor Party following his appearance before the Independent Commission Against Corruption.

The opposition leader, John Robertson, has written to the general secretary of the NSW Labor Party, Sam Dastyari, requesting the suspension until the ICAC hands down its findings.

Mr Roozendaal will also be barred from attending caucus meetings and participating in party decisions for as long as his suspension is in place.

The commission has been investigating the circumstances surrounding the purchase of a Honda CR-V by Mr Roozendaal.

It has heard evidence this week that the purchase price was $44,800 but that Mr Roozendaal paid $10,800 less and the difference was paid by the family of former Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid.

The ICAC heard that arrangement was a "sham" to conceal the fact Mr Roozendaal had obtained a financial benefit through Mr Obeid's son Moses.

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Mr Robertson wrote to Mr Dastyari requesting the suspension on Wednesday, one day after it emerged at the commission that Mr Roozendaal had submitted false information to the Roads and Traffic Authority regarding the Honda.

"The suspension is not intended to prejudge the findings of the ICAC. However a number of serious and as yet unresolved allegations have been raised in public hearings over the past week," Mr Robertson wrote.

"I promised the people of NSW a higher standard from Labor under my leadership and I intend to deliver."

Mr Robertson said he expected Mr Roozendaal would continue to sit in the Legislative Council and would continue to vote with Labor.

"However, it is not appropriate for him to attend or participate in caucus meetings or decisions as long as the suspension is in place," he said.